We are really delighted to have been awarded an SDF grant which will pay for IT equipment enabling us to produce short films in-house here at NDMI.

Our first film, which will be produced in January 2014, will look at life in Clovelly today. A visit to the historic north Devon fishing village is like stepping back in time so we are going to find out what it is like living there in 2014; is it a primitive way of life or do the villagers have all mod cons just like the rest of us?

One thing we do know is that there is no motor traffic in the village and we will be visiting Sue and Bart Kelly, who look after Clovelly's famous donkeys and finding out all about their contribution to every day life in north Devon today.

There are some wonderful archive films of North Devon out there, have a look at this old home movie from the 1930s which I found on Youtube. This is a film of a family's holiday in Devon and there are some great shots of The Hoops Inn, donkeys at Clovelly and Mortehoe. It's silent by the way so "Do not adjust your set"!

We can't wait to get working on our own short films about life in North Devon today!